I like covers. It's really neat to hear another band's take on a song. I went searching for obscure covers-- most of these I found from Soundclick, and they're pretty cool. Others I've gotten from some members of my flist, but I'm posting them to give other friends a chance to grab them. So here is the cover album that I've put together.

Metallica did a pretty good cover of Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy." Much better than the version Eleven did. I like 10,000 Maniacs' version of "Because the Night" is great, but other than Natalie Merchant's distinctive voice it is exactly the same as the original.

Jack Off Jill covered The Cure's "Lovesong", Godhead did "Eleanor Rigby", and Rasputina did a whole cover album called Lost and Found and Lost and Found II, some of my favourites from them are "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd and "Tourniquet" by Marilyn Manson.

Good songs, especially the Twelve Girls Band version of Clocks. (But their original music is also wonderful - Love Story in Tokyo is my favorite) But you forgot to list the version of You Oughta Know done by a string quartet. (The album is called Strung Out on Jagged Little Pill) I actually prefer it to the original, which was awesome in its own right. And then there are covers for which people should be shot - Like Neil Diamond (ecch!) doing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Mis. No kidding. The death penalty should be applied. :)

I'm not sure where I was when FIRST heard it, but I think it was in a Walgreens in 1997. It was recorded in 1987, so it's possible. Doesn't matter, I've always hated Neil Diamond. Rock/Pop singers who can't carry a tune have no business doing Broadway (like that Bastard who played Phantom in the movie musical - CRINGE!)Also, if you want the string quartet version of You Oughta Know, lemme know. I'll email it to you.